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And the eyes of those who see will not gaze,[a]
    and the ears of those who hear will listen.
And the minds[b] of the rash will understand knowledge,[c]
    and the tongues[d] of stammerers will hasten to speak clearly.
A fool will no longer be called noble,
    and a scoundrel will not be said to be eminent.
For a fool speaks folly,
    and his mind[e] does iniquity:
to behave wickedly,[f]
    and to speak error concerning Yahweh,
to leave the throat of the hungry empty,
    and he deprives the thirsty of drink.
And a scoundrel, his weapons are evil;
    he plans evil devices
to ruin the poor with words of deception
    even[g] when the speech of the needy is right.
But[h] the nobleman plans noble things,
    and he stands upon noble things.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 32:3 The same consonants with different vowels would be translated “be blinded,” which fits the context better
  2. Isaiah 32:4 Literally “heart”
  3. Isaiah 32:4 Literally “to know”
  4. Isaiah 32:4 Hebrew “tongue”
  5. Isaiah 32:6 Literally “heart”
  6. Isaiah 32:6 Literally “do ungodliness”
  7. Isaiah 32:7 Or “and”
  8. Isaiah 32:8 Or “And”